Seeking an experienced and respectful Support Worker in Llanmorlais, Swansea, SA4 3TB
* Full-time (37.5 hours)
* Hourly Rate - £14.68; Sleep nights are paid at £50 per night
* Flexible shifts available, ensuring 24-hour support from 07:00-22:00 and 22:00-07:00 (Sleep night)
* Essential: Full, manual UK or EU Driving Licence to support mobility vehicle driving
You will join an established team supporting two young men. Experience with complex emotional responses is essential, along with respect, integrity, and compassion. Collaboration with colleagues, external partners, and families is crucial for positive outcomes.
M and P live in a two-story home with an annexe and gardens near the Loughor estuary, with local walks, pubs, and shops nearby. M, aged 34, has a mild Learning Disability, autism, and ADHD; he enjoys physical activities, relaxing at home, old car restoration, sports, and Xbox. Patience and empathy are vital to support his processing needs and healthy diet.
P, aged 46, has Smith-Magenis Syndrome, diabetes, and a hearing impairment, communicating via words, signs, and gestures. He enjoys karaoke, needs calming solitude sometimes, and has a close relationship with his brother.
Required skills include understanding autism, ADHD, and anxiety; positive risk-taking; positive behaviour support; empathy; willingness to undertake behaviour management training; and excellent communication skills, ideally with hearing impairment awareness. Supporting physical activities, maintaining relationships, teamwork, understanding distress behaviours, and providing respectful personal care are also important. A full UK driving licence is required as both M and P have vehicles.
Dimensions is proud to be accredited by the Great Places To Work programme in 2025, offering funded training, mentoring, benefits, career prospects, and an inclusive environment. An enhanced DBS is required, with costs covered. We welcome applications from all with the right to work in the UK, value diversity, and guarantee interviews for disabled applicants meeting minimum criteria. We offer a salary advance scheme and support completing applications, including BSL translated videos for recruitment.
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